Black Twitter abandons Musk's X. The influential online community that gave rise to social movements like #BlackLivesMatter is now a ‘digital diaspora’ in search of a new home. ~tech social media Article 1959 words, published Aug 6 2023 66 votes
Widening US highways doesn't fix traffic. So why do we keep doing it? ~transport Article 1837 words, published Jan 6 2023 84 votes
It’s not just ‘The Blind Side.’ In Hollywood, the ‘white savior’ won’t go quietly. ~movies Article 2160 words, published Aug 25 2023 22 votes
Former US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to classified documents charges ~news politics usa crime Article 908 words 75 votes
What is narcissism? Science confronts a widely misunderstood phenomenon ~health.mental Article 3513 words 24 votes
How Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, and Marc Andreessen—four billionaire techno-oligarchs—are creating an alternate, autocratic reality ~tech Article 3042 words, published Aug 22 2023 31 votes
The Silicon Valley elite who want to build a city from scratch ~design urban planning Article 1735 words 36 votes
The new (improved?) face of public housing in Maryland ~life housing.public housing.affordable Article 4068 words 10 votes
Climate change is changing the ocean’s color ~enviro climate change Article 1114 words, published Jul 21 2023 16 votes
What does any of this have to do with physics? ~science physics Article 8257 words, published Dec 19 2016 41 votes
Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation ~tech social media Article 2646 words 35 votes
Judge in Georgia election case sets October trial date for ex-Donald Trump lawyer and co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro but not alleged co-conspirators ~news usa.ga politics crime Article 567 words 12 votes
How a Harvard professor became the world’s leading alien hunter ~space astronomy Article 6913 words 12 votes
David Brooks: Nikki Haley is the best Donald Trump alternative ~society politics Article 931 words 16 votes
The best place to drink is the emptiest bar in the city ~life Article 1071 words, published Jun 20 2023 17 votes
Evidence undermines "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria" claims ~lgbt transgender Article 1480 words 41 votes
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - Wes Anderson back on the Roald Dahl sauce ~movies Article 230 words 13 votes
Volcanoes don't just erupt on schedule – but they have been in Iceland ~enviro Article 1255 words, published Aug 21 2023 7 votes
A data breach at Christie’s revealed exact GPS coordinates of collectors’ artworks ~tech Article 882 words, published Aug 21 2023 25 votes
Apollo sued over $570m tax payout to top US executives. Pension fund says windfall for private equity titans is unjustified. ~finance Article 290 words 9 votes
Anti-corruption candidate wins Guatemala presidency in landslide ~news guatemala politics Article 290 words 17 votes
Tesla reportedly asked US highway safety officials to redact information about whether driver-assistance software was in use during crashes ~transport Article 578 words 35 votes
How the richest country in the world has allowed its poor to remain poor ~humanities Article 919 words, published Aug 17 2023 34 votes
Lesbian group seeks human rights exemption to exclude trans women from Melbourne event ~lgbt transgender Link 41 votes
A single reform that could save 100,000 lives across the USA immediately ~health healthcare medicine Article 990 words, published Jul 9 2023 24 votes
One thousand inmates at a Wisconsin prison have been confined mostly to their cells for months, with little explanation ~life Article 2340 words 41 votes
Taliban bringing water to Afghanistan’s parched plains via massive canal ~enviro climate change Article 1392 words 32 votes
A Baltimore restaurant owner drove six hours to cook a favorite meal for a terminally ill customer ~food restaurants Article 1330 words, published Mar 18 2021 28 votes
Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood return plan included list of ‘hostile’ figures ~sports.football Article 1519 words 6 votes
‘We’re changing the clouds.’ An unforeseen test of geoengineering is fueling record ocean warmth. ~science Link 80 votes
Cyberattack shutters major NSF-funded telescopes for more than two weeks ~science astronomy Link 18 votes
Canada demands Facebook lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing ~tech facebook social media Article 228 words 51 votes
British Columbia declares state of emergency amid ‘devastating’ wildfires ~enviro Article 562 words 35 votes
Political warfare comes home to the US - the founder of the Nixon presidential library comments on the history of US disputes over presidential succession and the Trump indictments ~society politics Article 1592 words 14 votes
America's obsession with weight-loss drugs is affecting the economy of Denmark – Novo Nordisk's market capitalization has matched the GDP of its home country ~finance economics business Article 17 votes
How former US President Donald Trump benefits from an indictment effect ~society politics Article 2464 words, published Aug 13 2023 9 votes